Livestock keepers’ perception of indigenous goat breeds and their contribution to livelihoods in Pakistan
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Livestock keepers’ perception of indigenous goat breeds and their contribution to livelihoods in Pakistan
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Khan, M.S.
Muhammad, M.S. Abdullah, M. Hassan, F. Waheed-uz-Zaman Ashfaq, M. Bett, R.C. Baltenweck, Isabelle Poole, Elizabeth J. Ibrahim, Mohamed N.M. Okeyo Mwai, Ally |
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goats
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The objective of this study was to determine the objectives of goat production, related management practices and their role in the live of rural poor through Participatory Rural Appraisal at two experimental sites including Bahawalpur (Site I) and Faisalabad (Site II) in Pakistan. Three villages were randomly selected from each site for appraisals. The data were collected through discussions with the livestock keepers about the goat production systems, contribution to livelihood, role in livelihood, breeding and selection, key constraints and sale of animals. The data were analysed using Chi square test. It was found that contribution of livestock to livelihood was significantly (P
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2013-09-30
2013-11-07T09:29:47Z 2013-11-07T09:29:47Z |
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Journal Article
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Khan, M.S., Muhammad, M.S., Abdullah, M., Hassan, F., Waheed, A., Ashfaq, M., Bett, R.C., Baltenweck, I., Poole, J., Ibrahim, M.N.M. and Okeyo, A.M. 2013. Livestock keepers’ perception of indigenous goat breeds and their contribution to livelihoods in Pakistan. Egyptian Journal of Sheep and Goat Sciences 8(1):17-27.
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/33951 http://www.easg.eg.net/pdf/8-1-2013/conf/7.pdf |
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en
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Open Access
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p. 17-27
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Egyptian Journal of Sheep and Goat Sciences
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